Author: Rich Whitaker

As the founder of Brilliant Travel Media, Rich has managed to successfully combine his mind for business with his true passion for travel. Having traveled throughout his entire life for both career and adventure, Rich has gained real world insight into international business and the art of travel.

iPhoneography is a style of mobile photography that differs from other forms of digital photography in that images are shot and edited on an iPhone. There are many popular applications that allow you to take a photo, apply editing and effects and share it. My favorite iPhoneography apps are Camera+, Fotolr, Instagram and Photoshop Express.[…]

In anticipation of a big summer, VisitEngland called on Brilliant Travel Media to redesign its travel blog and move it to the WordPress blog publishing application. In addition, we created a sub-blog for the Fan in a Van campaign which kicked off last week. Follow Rachel, VisitEngland’s “Fan in a Van,” this summer as she[…]

I am pleased to announce the launch of Brilliant Travel Media’s latest project for Cheapflights. Utilizing the latest in reactive and mobile technology, we have redesigned Cheapflights’ travel blogs for both its US and the UK business units.

Brilliant Travel Media has launched a new hotel comparison search engine that combines the best hotel deals from all the major travel websites into one free, quick and easy search. Whether you are looking for a luxury resort in Bora Bora or good value hotel deals in New York City, this is the resource to[…]

A few days ago Patrick Kiger from National Geographic contacted me to discuss how I thought travelers could benefit from using their mobile devices while traveling. His piece, 4 Ways Your Phone Could Change How You Travel in 2012, includes thoughts from myself and others on new apps that untie foreign tongues, decode airports, evade[…]

The Formula 1 World Driving Championship is the pinnacle racing series in all of motor-sports. The championship features the world’s most advanced race cars whose top speeds reach 300 kilometers per hour and are capable of going from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in two seconds. I have been a Formula 1 fan for[…]

Beginning this Monday, I will be in London attending World Travel Market (#WTM2011), the premier global event for the travel industry. During my stay, Tweets about my adventures and various happenings throughout the week will abound. My schedule is growing by the minute, making for a very engaging and productive week. While the primary objective[…]

As part of the #InPyrenees blogtrip, I had the opportunity to meet and have dinner with Skyrunner Kilian Jornet who was very gracious and extremely grounded (no pun intended). Kilian is a hometown hero who grew up in the mountains near Lles de Cerdanya in the Catalan Pyrenees. Until this trip, I had never heard[…]

Here’s an article from my local newspaper on the early success of Travelllll.com… Travelllll.com, the new online publication for international travel bloggers co-founded by Marblehead resident Rich Whitaker, is a proving to be a big hit with its readers. It has already broken through the 100,000 rank on Alexa.com and is about to break through[…]

Beginning Monday, you will be able to follow along as I head up into the striking Pyrenees as part of the #InPyrenees blogtrip. Want to get the real story as I explore the Girona Pyrenees? Bookmark this post and continue to watch as I update this live blog throughout my trip. >>> #InPyrenees Live Blog